Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Secretary Sebelius has already denied 79 requests for waivers from the limited benefit restrictions. Worse, she has arbitrarily decided not to allow individuals to apply for limited benefit and MLR (Medical Loss Ratio edicts that insurance companies spend at least 80-85% of premiums on medical claims) waivers.

Therefore, folks that bought mini-meds in the individual market have suddenly found their plans illegal and those with consumer-driven plans may soon suffer the same fate, with no recourse available.

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overnment is instituted among individuals to secure each individual's unalienable rights. However, human life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, etc. are not things enjoyed in a collective. For example:

Equal protection of the laws must mean individuals are protected first and foremost. But if politically favored organizations are eligible for administrative waivers while individuals are not, especially when both are subject to suffer similarly adverse effects without such waivers, there is no equal protection.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services has arbitrarily given waivers to 1,169 businesses and five entire states from harmful provisions of ObamaCare. Despite union workers only making up 11.9% of the workforce, 45.55% of waiver beneficiaries are unionized!

While powerful liberal unions are now reaping the benefits of their tens of millions of dollars in support for President Obama's campaign, the rest of America is left fully complying with the destructive ObamaCare law, leading millions to ask: